OBJECTIVE: is to show the role of nurses in the implementation of SNOP procedures in VAP prevention. INTRODUCTION: Nosocomial pneumonias associated with mechanical ventilation are very common and significant nosocomial acquired infections in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) (1). Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an English (and generally accepted) term for pneumonia in intubated, machine-ventilated patients, which occurred after more than 48 hours of mechanical ventilation or which occurred within 48 hours after artificial ventilation was discontinued (1). DISCUSSION: The risk of developing VAP is estimated at 3% per day during the first 5 days of mechanical ventilation, 2% per day from 6th until 10th day and 1% per day for each day after 10th day of mechanical ventilation. The implementation of prescribed evidence-based bundles of care results in better treatment outcomes and is an important multidisciplinary approach by doctors and nurses in the use of bundles of care, as one of the strategies for the prevention of VAP pneumonia. CONCLUSION: It is extremely important that ICU employees implement bundles of care for VAP prevention in their daily work. Prescribed beam of procedures for the prevention of VAP includes: 1) lifting the headboard of the bed to 30° to 45°, 2) daily interruption of sedation and evaluation of readiness for extubation, 3) prophylaxis of gastric ulcer, 4) prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis and 5) oral cavity care with chlorhexidine pre-existing products (2).